Fern's Progression

On 08.10.21, Leo Pearlman (Founder of Fullwell 73) did a talk, at the looking glass, about his company for the Sunderland Business Festival. Who is Leo Pearlman? Leo Pearlman is a managing partner for `Fullwell 73', he has produced multiple tv programs and films such as 'The class of 92' (2013)', 'Sunderland till I die (2018)'  and 'Cinderella (2021)'. His role within Fullwell 73 is to oversee all commercial matters, look at business development and growth targeted strategy. What is Fullwell 73? Fullwell 73 is a British television, film and music production company based in London. It was founded in 2005 by brothers Gabe and Ben Turner, Leo Pearlman and Ben Winston; James Corden became the 5th full-time partner in 2017.  Fullwell 73 operates across a wide range of genres and across all media platforms; theatrical, broadcast and digital. It now also operates internationally across a range of tv genres, including scripted comedy, factual entertainment, spo...

Laura Pearman-10 Golden Rules for your Dream Career 14/02/22 Laura Pearman is a creative director, brand strategist and brand photographer  with over 10 years of experience in the marketing and photography industry. She came into our college to give a talk about her tips to being successful and to have your dream career. Laura broke down her tips into 10 steps: And for some steps, she gave us (optional) tasks to make sure were practicing each step . Stay ahead of your competition-It's important to stand out against your competitors by making sure work is completed on time and constantly taking advantage of opportunities that are given to you. Understand the power of content creating-Making sure you keep up to date with the workings of your industry, keeping up to date with people in the industry whether that be videos or podcasts or newsletters. Write about your findings and go into detail on why you like it and make sure that you tag the creator in order to reach new people. ...

  Storyboarding Masterclass-16/11/21

Mock Interview  Interviewer feedback - I  am happy to see you want to bring your personal identity and uniqueness to your projects - it shows you want to show your personal attributes and this will make your work stand out. You showed that you are open to progression and open to challenges that may come along in the future. You showed that you were top in progression in some of your roles which is impressive. You were open to your weakness which was time management and had a clear plan of how to improve on this skill in the future. You specifically spoke about equality and diversity with Channel 4 which is great to see that you’re open to inclusion in the industry and that this is something that you’re passionate about. You were also able to describe a time you worked in a team and how you dealt with this challenge showing your problem-solving skill. My feedback -From watching my interview, I am happy with the way I  talked about my skills and progression in my other role...

  Media Industry-Mock Interview Research Channel 4 Created in 1982,  Channel 4 is a streaming service that is freely available for the whole of the UK. They have the youngest public service channel in the UK and have a large audience of 16-34-year-olds. Channel 4 commissions content from independent productions and currently work with around 300 creative companies across the UK every year . Inclusion & Diversity Channel 4 want to create change through entertainment, representing unheard voices and reinventing entertainment.  A key part of Channel 4's ethos is to appeal to people whatever their culture, nationality, religious persuasion, physical and mental ability, sexual orientation, gender, race or age. Channel 4 has 3 pillars to their inclusion and diversity sector; - Inclusive workforce - On-screen representation - Leading the industry; Channel 4 want to be the leading company in the UK for inclusion and diversity.   Commitments- Channel 4's a mbition is that...

Media Industry-Mock Interviews Prep A mock interview is a practice interview of a job or university interview. -helps with answering difficult questions -develop strategies  -improve skills in communication -reduces stress or nerves about the actual interview -receive feedback How to prepare for an interview  -Research company-Interviewers may ask about the history of the company, company strengths or company policy. It is important to research so you are prepared for this. -Make sure to sell yourself and push why you’re right for the job -Pick scenarios where you have shown different skills   -Look up common interview questions -Prepare a question for your interviewer -Be assertive   -Practice with friends or family -Make notes and read through them - Plan your route!! -Plan what you need to bring (eg. Identification, bank account details, right to work, national insurance number, rebooked holidays, previous qualifications ) - get a good nights sleep What to...